The new Mediatek (MTK) devices running on Android 5 (Lollipop) have proven difficult for our favorite One-Click Root apps to successfully root. Pending when these apps will be updated with the necessary exploits to do the job, Team Hovatek has been busy providing an alternative method; TWRP and CWM.

How do I root my MTK Android 5 (Lollipop) phone using TWRP or CWM recovery?

The procedure is the same for all the phone models listed below (and other Lollipop MTK phones not listed), the recovery image used is just what varies.

Note:

If your phone model is not listed below and you would like us to port a custom recovery for your phone then drop your request as a comment below

Only flash a custom recovery ported for your exact phone model

Procedure

Download the TWRP / CWM recovery image for your exact phone model from the list at the end of this guide (unzip after downloading)

Dave

Hovatek

Dave

Never mind bro already downloaded it from your site..thanks a million…I downloaded the super su for infinix 510/5.1…but it din work for marshmallow 6.0….am i to download the su for marsh again? Or they are same?

lifehome

Hovatek

Owegbe clever

I have downloaded tecno camon c8 stock rom variant 2 and also use sp flash tool to flash it and also flash twrp but yet I can’t access the twrp mode to install supersu zip file, whenever I flash the twrp and want to boot to custom recovery using volume up button and power it will just power on the phone, please help great team, I can’t access my stock recovery neither custom recovery . Please help. My number on what’s app 08026700152.

Hovatek

Owegbe clever

I have already Installed the OTA, am still thesame person on the upper chat With same subject, I have a PC And the latest version of sp flash tool I downloaded from your site. Please guilde me on the next step.

Hovatek

You dont need mtk droid tools. You’ll get the blocksmap info from the scatter file. Open the scatter file using notepad++ and locate the recovery part. You’ll use physical_start_address for start and partition_size for length. At the guide, you’re to use method A which is for readback of a single file

raj

Hovatek

Lawal Idris

The twrp recovery isn’t coming on whenever I boot into recovery of my InnJoo max 2 plus. I’ve successfully flashed the recovery as instructed in the above procedure, but still bringing the original recovery mode of the phone whenever I boot into recovery. Pls help.

Hovatek

Lawal Idris

I’ve used rashr too, it’s still the same. I also tried flashing cwm recovery with MTK Droid tools, I still can’t get custom recovery. Maybe I should also try flashify as suggested. Thnks for the attention.

Lawal Idris

Hovatek

Samuel Mallé

Hi everyone, I have problems rooting my tecno c5. I followed every steps but when I finished flashing the TWRP recovery and tried to boot in the recovery mode, it showed some kind of Chinese recovery. So I am asking myself why I can’t boot the TWRP recovery I just flashed.

Hovatek

Samuel Mallé

I tried them both, none of these combination is giving me access to TWRP menu. VOLUME_DOWN + power is giving me access to a recovery menu in Chinese language (seems like stock recovery) and VOLUME_UP + Power shows an android logo with no navigable menu. One thing is sure none of them is the TWRP recovery menu. Anything else I can do?

Hovatek

Samuel Mallé

I already tried that. I flashed twice and booted into recovery I still got the stock recovery, I even tried flashing it three times… I’m just wondering what is different with that phone. I’m using android 5.0.2 could this be the reason??

Samuel Mallé

Hovatek

Samuel Mallé

So glad I am. Successfully got my tecno c5 rooted with the new KingRoot app. Installed the TWRP custom recovery ported by team hovatek and finally successfully flashed xposed framework through TWRP recovery. Thank you for your support and your time.

Kovajda

K.P.

Please Hovatek, help me! I need a Custom Recovery (TWRP or even CWM) for my MLS iQTab Joy (IQ1804_5) Tablet that runs Android 5.1.1 and which is UN-rootable by Kingroot, KingoRoot, iRoot, SRSRoot, TowelRoot, Framaroot, Universalandroot, Root Genius, Cydia Impactor, BaiduRoot, OneClickRoot and many more! As I have NO Root Access, and the StockROM is nowhere to be found, I can’t provide you with a valid MT8163_Android_scatter.txt file for my device. Even the latest version of MTK Droid Tools does NOT work, despite I have all the needed drivers installed! I have a fast Internet Connection by the way! If you manage to provide me a working custom recovery (TWRP or CWM), soon, I promise to donate money to you! REALLY! Only condition is, that Custom Recovery has to be able to work flawlessly on my device, in order to enable me to flash through it, the SuperSU (to gain Root Access). Thanks a million, in advance & please help me!

Hovatek

K.P.

After a MILLION efforts, I have managed to ROOT this MLS iQTab Joy, that was SO stubborn to rooting!!! Can you please help me UNLOCK its Bootloader (IF needed!!!), and create a CWM or TWRP Recovery for it?

It has Ubifs and I can NOT pull the Stock Recovery in .img format somehow, unless ADB or Terminal Emulator can do that!!! Flashify failed, Rashr failed, FlashFire failed, and so on…. Easy TWRP Magic Creator, managed to produce a TWRP .img file, for me to flash, but I just can’t flash it, somehow!!! And that’s ignoring the fact that I am a little bit scared, since I do NOT have a valid copy of the STOCK Recovery!!!! Please help me!!!!

Hovatek

Adithya FRK

Please I need a custom recovery for Intex Cloud Tread (5.1) Tried with the auto CWM in MTK Droid Tools, but it just wouldn’t load. I will send you the necessary *.img files and scatter text. Tried everything, this thing just won’t let me root it.